Sidley hires Shearman’s former levfin chief

Sidley Austin has hired Joshua Thompson, the former head of global leveraged finance at Shearman Sterling, as a partner in its global finance team in New York.
Thompson had been with Shearman & Sterling for more than nine years and was also head of the private capital industry group.
Prior to Shearman, he spent a year as general counsel at Jefferies Finance.
Thompson focuses on acquisition finance and other leveraged lending, including leveraged buyouts, tender offers ...Already a subscriber? Login